How to Paint Cement

The natural color of cement or concrete is a bland gray, unless you take the time to apply colored cement, which costs more. Make your cement surfaces look more attractive by painting over them. Here’s how.
Tools

Mop or extended broom
Detergent
Warm water
Masonry coating
Hydraulic cement
Concrete-safe primer
Concrete-safe [...]

How to Paint Concrete

Are you tired of looking at your boring wall? Do you want decorate your floor? Having a newly-painted wall and floor is a refreshing idea. You just need to have enough time to do it, as it may take days before you finish. [...]

How to Install Radiant Heat Flooring

There are many ways to heat up a home.  Some people use space heaters and radiators, but spreading the heat unevenly around a living space can be quite uncomfortable.  To save on heating bills and optimize the heating capacity of your home, you [...]

How to Build a Brick Grill

The tastes that come from an outdoor brick grill are just wonderful during a nice summer evening. Friends and family surround the grill as smoke wafts through the air. With a bit of planning a brick grill is easily built outdoors and will [...]

How to Paint Brick

Do you have an old brick fireplace or masonry surface that you think would look better if repainted? Painting brick is a great idea, although before you get your paintbrush and paint, you must learn these steps first.
What You’ll Need:

Wire brush or putty [...]

How to Install a Flagstone Walkway

If your pathway looks weather beaten and not so aesthetically-pleasing anymore, here’s one great solution you can try: install a flagstone walkway. It’s a beautiful and long-lasting pathway which you can make with a few tools, some flagstone and a strong back. Follow [...]

How to Insulate Basement Walls

Once upon a time, basements were prized for their cool temperatures as a prime area to keep perishables like fruits and pickled produce. These days, basements have many other uses that require warmer temperatures. Insulating your basement is also a requirement since going [...]

How to Level a Concrete Slab Before Flooring

This is a project that shouldn’t be too difficult to tackle. Leveling a concrete slab should be done when it’s not too cold outside or raining, since these factors wreak havoc on mixing compounds. With that said, here are some things you will [...]

How to Install a Shower Door

Sealed shower doors are quite easy to install. This article details some simple steps that you must follow to install a shower door.
Required Materials

Silicone

Masking tape

Required Tools

Masonry drill with full bit set

Hack saw

Miter box

Measuring tape

Pencil/paper

Caulking gun

Philips head screwdriver

Step stool/ladder

Step One: Preparation
Begin by removing [...]

How to install a wood stove

A wood stove can be an added attraction in any room. Unlike central heating, which produces heat throughout the house using a duct system, the wood stove provides heating only for the room it’s placed in. The exciting feature about installing a wood [...]